Films by Subject History

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1945 - The Year That Changed The World (five part series)

This series documents the struggles of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin in the last year of World War II as each sought to impose his conception of the post-war world on the others. The war would soon be over, but who would win the peace and dominate the world? The US wanted to convert the world to its blend of democracy and capitalism; Britain sought to re-impose the pre-war colonial system and stem the tide of communism; and the USSR sought to create as wide a zone of protection and dominion as possible. This comprehensive set of programs covers the attitudes and actions, the deceptions and double-dealings, the leaders and events that set the stage for the Cold War.
Release
2004
Minutes
5x45
Grade Level
s,c
Format
DVD and VHS

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American History for Kids - A Fifteen Part Series

American History for Kids is a 15 part series which reveals some of the most significant developments in our country's past.
Release
1999
Minutes
V
Grade Level
E-1
Format
DVD

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Ameriquest Kids: 2-part Series

Ameriquest Kids is an educational yet entertaining program created with the goal of preparing our youth to take an active and heartfelt role in the future of America. We need leaders and active citizens to care and carry on this great Country of ours as have those who have gone on before. Ameriquest Kids has come to life through exciting 3-D animation and corresponding classroom curriculum written and approved by a team of educators. While meeting the required Social Studies TAKS/TEKS/NCSS criteria Ameriquest Kids delves further into education by engaging children in Civic responsibilities instilling a pride of country and 'want-to' as encouraged through the adventures of brothers Sam and Charlie atop the all-wise eagle Archibald and support from the sassy Lady Liberty and so much more!
Release
2009
Minutes
24
Grade Level
E
Format
DVD

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Best Chefs: Jean Andre Charial

Oustau de Baumanière Provence - Baux-de-Provence, FRANCE When Raymond Thuilier opened the Oustau de Baumanière after the Second World War, no one remembered the Baux-de-Provence and its Val d'Enfer, which inspired the poetry of the great Dante. After 27 years at his side, his grandson Jean-André Charial now upholds the great tradition of the Relais et Châteaux in the most enchanting surroundings.
Release
2008
Minutes
25
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Cold War and Beyond, the - Four-Part Series

For nearly 50 years, a Cold War between the world's mightiest superpowers raged on nearly every continent. Never before has that most dangerous era in our planet's history been examined with such skill, perspective, and insight.
Release
2004
Minutes
30 each
Grade Level
C,S
Format
DVD and VHS

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Cowboys and Cattle Drives

14-year-old Newt Miller shares his life as a young cowboy in the American west. Newt remembers life on the ranch, joining his first roundup, and the dangers of the cattle drive north along the Chisolm Trail as he helped herd 250 Texas longhorns to the railhead in Dodge City, Kansas.
Release
1999
Minutes
V
Grade Level
E-1
Format
DVD

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Debaters, The

The Debaters highlights the concept behind debating, its role in society and how it develops a global discourse for students to discuss important issues. Welcome to the cut-throat world of international school debating where feisty, intelligent teens from across the globe argue their way to the top. At the World School Debating Championships in Wales, we follow the journey of a top debating team and their determined coach as they face off against 36 countries in the battle for world domination.
Release
2008
Minutes
52
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Destination Art- Cape Town

Take a visit to Cape Town to meet artists who are working in post-Apartheid South Africa. Sculptor and painter, Willie Bester, reveals why he trawls the city's junkyards for inspiration and materials and sound artist James Webb takes us on a tour of Cape Town.
Release
2009
Minutes
26
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Destination Art- Italy

Travel to Italy to discover more about its burgeoning contemporary art scene. We meet rising star Patrick Tuttofuoco, who uses architecture as inspiration for his dynamic sculptures and we meet il Padre of contemporary Italian art, Michelangelo Pistoletto.
Release
2009
Minutes
26
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Destination Art- Tokyo

In the vibrant city of Tokyo where Asian and Western art styles meet, photographer Ishiuchi Miyako discusses her captivating work which explores the passage of time. We also meet one of Japan's most established sculptures and painters, 77-year old Yayoi Kusama.
Release
2009
Minutes
26
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Eco=Kids Part 1 Elementary Series

The Earth Needs YOUR Help, the first part of the Eco Kids series, discusses some of the things that are hurting the planet. Students will learn common terminology used when talking about the environment, such as climate, ozone, fossil fuels, and carbon dioxide. We'll explore the issues of air pollution, the greenhouse effect, renewable resources and water usage while studying the factors contributing to all of them. The program is the first episode in understanding how to change our ways in order to become more eco-friendly.
Release
2008
Minutes
14
Grade Level
E
Format
DVD

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Eletricity: Force that Changed the World

The Force that Changed the World documents the massive change electricity has had on the civilized world over the past century, and what it holds for the future. The ancient Greeks first discovered attractive electric forces when they rubbed amber with wool. In 1600, William Gilbert discovered that glass and diamonds behaved like amber and called these materials "electrics," based on the term electrum, the Latin word for amber. From Ben Franklin to Alessandro Volta, Andre Ampere, and George Ohm, advances in understanding electricity were made. From the telephone to the television and from the refrigerator to air conditioning, we have reached the point where the whole world is but a key stroke away.
Release
2001
Minutes
56
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD and VHS

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Fifth Gate, The

History tells of cultures that grew and flourished, only to disappear. <br><br> The question is whether we will experience the same fate. Will the earth end up as a barren planet, razed to the ground by nuclear weapons, earthquakes, or floods? Has it happened before? Will it happen again the way prophets have predicted time and again? Following some of the traces left behind by our ancestors-and consulting todays religious leaders, scientists and philosophers-this extraordinary documentary reveals a startling picture of mankinds very early existence and a glimpse Into the future.
Release
2001
Minutes
52
Grade Level
C
Format
DVD

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Fight For Oil - 3 Part Series

The discovery of oil in the Middle East sparked worldwide interest for its acquisition and control. Over the past 100 years, struggles for power and wealth have kept the Middle East at the center of world conflict.
Release
2007
Minutes
3x60
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Fight For Oil - Part 1

Part 1 chronicles the discovery of oil in Persia in 1908; the tumultuous claims placed on Middle East territories and conclude with the British being sent home from Iran in the 1950s. This episode explores the sphere of interest, power politics, oil's role in both World Wars, American influence, the Saudi empire, the exile of Britain, and the Shaw's rise to power and the start of turmoil between the nations of the Middle East.
Release
2007
Minutes
460
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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From Mesopotamia to the Promised Land From Jerusalem to Mecca

The first civilizations sprung from the biblical plains in Mesopotamia to the valleys of Arabia Flex.
Release
1984
Minutes
27
Grade Level
S,C
Format
DVD and VHS

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Glories of Islamic Art, The 3-Part Series

This visually stunning three part series explores the connection of the religion of Islam with its art and architecture, revealing how artistic giants such as Sinian were led by Islamic movement to craft a glorious aesthetic heritage. Their faith is reflected in the related but distinct achievements throughout the centuries: the Umayyads of Damascus, in the 9th and 10th, the 12th century Shi'ite Fatimids and 14th century Sunni Mamlukes of Cairo, and the Ottomans of Istanbul in the 15th and 16th centuries. The combinations of unsurpassed beauty and compelling storytelling makes this subject readily accessible to a broad audience.
Release
2007
Minutes
3x45
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Hamas Victory

HAMAS VICTORY investigates the appeal of an officially terrorist organization both in the isolated, more traditionally Islamic oriented Gaza Strip, and in the secularized West Bank. The earlier Palestinian popular support of Yassir Arafat's "Fatah" movement has declined as its corruption and scandals punctuated the failure to achieve peace and prosperity, much less totally expel the Israelis - portrayed as alien and brutal occupiers.
Release
2006
Minutes
22
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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History Of The United States - A Chronology: A Five Part Series

This five-part series provides a chronological look at the development of the United States from the earliest explorers to the present. After settlement and struggles with the Native Americans,America gains its freedom from Britain in the Revolutionary War and creates a new constitution. The Louisiana Purchase and war with Mexico spread the country across the continent, but the issue of slavery threatens to divide the republic. A mighty civil war cannot halt westward expansion; war with Spain is followed by the two world wars. The Cold War and the magnificent achievements of the space age bring us into the 1990s.
Release
2000
Minutes
24
Grade Level
I-S
Format
DVD and VHS

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Maps of the Great Explorers Part 1: Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan

Part 1 - Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan - The earliest maps didn't represent the actual land content of the world. Maps were updated as more of New World was explored. The maps of the Middle Ages, were mostly based on conjecture rather than actual discovery. With the expansion of the spice trade between Asian and Portugal and Spain, the maps began to change once again.
Release
2009
Minutes
25
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Maps of the Great Explorers Part 2: Cook, LaPerouse

The earlier explores provided mapmakers with an understanding of the major continents. Part two of this series highlights the voyages of British Explorer James Cook and French explorer Jean Francois de la Perouse. James Cook, an exceptional navigator and cartographer, circumnavigated New Zealand, explored the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, and crossed the Polar Circle being the first to understand the icy nature of Antarctica.
Release
2009
Minutes
25
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Maps of the Great Explorers: 2-Part Series

This two-part series gives viewers insight into how maps were drawn and revised based on the voyages of the great explorers. Interviews with historians and cartographers are interspersed with reenactments and the voyages and discoveries.
Release
2009
Minutes
25 each
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Moneyocracy

The 2012 Presidential election was the most costly ever in the U.S. History.  More than $6 billion has been spent by the campaigns and independent groups to get their candidate elected. But for what purpose?

Release
2014
Minutes
54
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD and VHS

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My Dance School at the Paris Opera

10 year old Celine has dreamed of becoming a prima ballerina since she can remember. She auditioned at the age of 8 for this special school. Celine attends morning classes of French, math, geography and history. Lunch is followed by dancing classes.
Release
1998
Minutes
13
Grade Level
E,I
Format
DVD and VHS

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My School in Mauritania

Mauritania is on the west coast of Africa; 12 year old Hakim lives in a tent and walks a half mile to school. Islam is the official religion of Mauritania. Both Arabic and French are spoken. Boys and girls must share the same classroom because of lack of space but they sit on opposite sides of the room.
Release
1998
Minutes
13
Grade Level
E,I
Format
DVD and VHS

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Nightfighters

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American pilots who saw combat during the Second World War. <br><br> The 332nd Fighter Group has a history which sets it apart from that of any other air force fighter groups in the Second World War: all personnel, from pilots to ground crew to surgeons, were black.
Release
1994
Minutes
52
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD and VHS

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On the Trail of Bin Laden

Years after the 9/11 terror attacks, Osama Bin Laden, public enemy number one, is still not in American hands. This film helps us understand how the most wanted man on the planet was able to slip through the net of Western powers. Retrace the trail taken by the leader of Al Qaeda since October 2001, the beginning of the American offensive.
Release
2004
Minutes
52
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD and VHS

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Ottomans and Their Capital Istanbul, The: Part 3: Glories of Islamic Art

The Ottomans continued the theme of borrowing from, or adapting the work of their Byzantine predecessors. The two dominating buildings of historic Istanbul are the Blue Mosque and Haghia Sophia. The latter is a converted Christian cathedral, still containing the images of Jesus and Mary alongside the motifs of the early caliphs. The man mainly responsible for the conversion was the pre-eminent architect of Islam, Sinan. He was lucky enough to win the patronage of Suleiman the Magnificent, one of the richest and the most powerful of Ottoman rulers.
Release
2007
Minutes
45
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Price of Kings, The: 3 Part Series

The Price of Kings:The careers of three controversial political leaders - Arafat, Perez and Arias and the price of their leadership for themselves and their nations.
Release
2013
Minutes
62
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Renaissance, The

What happened in Europe at the time of the renaissance and how has it influenced modern man? This historical documentary takes us back to one of history's most intriguing and crucial chapters of Europe's history when doors opened to whole new worlds; when man explored the stars, and traveled to the ends of the earth.

Release
2010
Minutes
52
Grade Level
s-c
Format
DVD

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Revolution of 1688, The

A lively perspective on James II and his subjects, the ambitions of William of Orange, his fear of Louis XIV, and the residual upper-middle class English apprehensions concerning a restoration of Catholicism.
Release
1995
Minutes
30
Grade Level
S,C
Format
DVD and VHS

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Revolutionary War, The

Oliver Mayhew, one of the youngest soldiers of the Revolutionary War, tells the story of the fight for American independence. More than 250 years ago there was no United States of America, only a series of English settlements called colonies strung along the Atlantic coast.
Release
1999
Minutes
V
Grade Level
E-1
Format
DVD

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Road to Jenin, The

How does propaganda create myths? Did a massacre at Jenin take place during the tumultuous events of April 2002? THE ROAD TO JENIN interweaves candid Palestinian and Israeli interviews with archival footage to recount in gripping details the key events of the Jenin battle. This film documents the action in the Jenin refugee camp in 2002. This area was a center of terrorist activities that produced more than half of the suicide bombers against Israeli civilians. There were claims that there was a "massacre." Official Palestinian media at first claimed 500, then 700 Palestinians killed and buried in mass graves. The United Nations and other international organizations concluded there were 56 Palestinians killed, 40 of whom were fighters. 52 minutes
Release
2005
Minutes
52
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Second World War, The - Part 1 - Axis Assault

Covers the European theater with references to the pre-war Nazi annexations of Austria and Czechoslovakia, and the rapid German conquest of Poland. Reasons for the Allied collapse are cited. The Japanese war in China and triumph over the British in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Release
1995
Minutes
30
Grade Level
S,C
Format
DVD

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Signs Of The Times

Signs of the Times traces the evolution of communication, revealing the developtment and cultural significance of alphabetic and pictographic scripts. From hieroglphics and cuneiform came the first alphabets of Egypt, Phoencia, and Geece, reflecting their world and its values. A thousand years later Gutenberg's printing press and its diffusion of ideas set the stage for the Renaissance, the Reformation, ans the age of revolutions...call for more details.
Release
1997
Minutes
52
Grade Level
s-c
Format
DVD and VHS

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Tolerance Dedicated to Mawlana Jalal-Al Din-Rumi

Mawlana-Jalal-al-din-Rumi emerged in the 13th century as an apostle of tolerance long before the development of Renaissance humanism and many centuries prior to the European Enlightenment. His was a light of spirituality thrusting from the darkness of the Medieval Age towards a new type of humanism. His teachings encompassed the ideas of tolerance, urging human beings to respect each other's faiths, ideals, orientations, cultural values, and developing the ability to get along despite divisions of nationality and religion.
Release
1995
Minutes
30
Grade Level
C
Format
DVD

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Travel Thru History

Travel Thru History is an in-depth look at the attractions and the history behind famous cities and towns around the United States.  Presented in the style of other popular, educational programming like Modern Marvels - Travel Thru History is designed  for a teenage audience, and focuses on learning.
Release
2013
Minutes
22
Grade Level
I-S
Format
DVD

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Truth, Lies, And Intelligence

Truth, Lies, and Intelligence is a powerful, hard-hitting documentary which outlines the intelligence fraud and the devastating chain of events culminating in the invasion of Iraq led by America, Australia and Britain, chronicling the inside journey from 9/11 to the bombing of Baghdad. After scores of interviews with senior intelligence analysts, Iraqi refugees, Arab leaders, insurgent bombers and ordinary citizens - can there only be one conclusion? That the devastating chain of events culminating in the invasion, conquest and occupation of Iraq was a war based on a litany of lies and intelligence fraud.
Release
2007
Minutes
52
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Two Islamic Regimes in Cairo, Part 2: Glories of Islamic Art

Cairo displays the glories of two of the great Islamic regimes - the Shi'ite Fatimids who swept in from the North African desert, and the Mamluks, slave soldiers who overthrew their masters to set up their own Sunni dynasty. Both have left behind impressive evidence of their strength. The program introduces a colorful cast of characters. The rebel governor Ibn Tulun spent all his tax takings on building one of the earliest and finest mosques, named after him, instead of passing the money on to his masters in Baghdad; the caliph Hakim won widespread Shi'ite admiration despite his cruel and despotic rule.
Release
2007
Minutes
45
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Unmayyads and Their Capital Damascus, Part 1: Glories of Islamic Art

Looks at the achievements of the first Islamic dynasty, the Umayyads, who established their capital at Damascus. Their regime spread throughout greater Syria, and they left a rich architectural heritage. This includes two of the great surviving Islamic buildings, the Great Mosque of Damascus and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. The program emphasises how the early Islamic builders and architects used ideas and materials inherited from their Byzantine predecessors.
Release
2007
Minutes
45
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Will the Nile War Take Place?

Potential conflicts are brewing between the nations that share the Nile River Basin. The days of the Nile only nourishing Egypt's great demand for water might be rapidly coming to an end. Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda are geographically located in the larger Nile basin and control the sources of the river. In recent years they have been demanding a greater share of the Nile's precious resource as demand comes closer to overtaking this finite supply. All 13 countries with access will have to come to agreements on how to share the Nile. Will this be the cause of the next war?
Release
2007
Minutes
52
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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World, The: A Television History - A Twenty-Six Part Series

The World consists of 26 programs and covers the history of the world from the dawn of mankind to ancient Greece and Rome, the expansion of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the development of the United States through the Great Depression and the Cold War, to the present. Concise, accurate and complete, The World is an excellent resource for all students.
Release
1985
Minutes
26x26
Grade Level
S,C
Format
DVD and VHS

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Worlds of Masters 3-Part Series

Worlds of the Masters traces major developments in artistic traditions of Northern and Italian Renaissance.

Release
2011
Minutes
26
Grade Level
S-C
Format
DVD

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Written Word, The - A Three Part Series

The Written Word investigates the development of ancient writing. Who invented letters, how did they do it, and what was their motivation? The answers to these questions provide a key to understanding the development of civilization itself.
Release
2005
Minutes
3x28
Grade Level
S,C
Format
DVD and VHS

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